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About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 16, 1895)
LWIW. X.WWU'.SIElimBBBBM THE COURIER THE NATIONAL) GAME News of the Week Among the Ball Players. The managers of the Western Association have nearly completed their teams and in six weeks the players will begin to report for practice. Tho strongest teams 0 paper aro Lincoln, Omaha and Des Moines. St. Joseph may show up much better than anyone would suppose and it is-hoped they will but there aro too many am ateurs on the team to stand much of a chance against the other clubs. Lincoln has two amateurs, both pitchers, Omaha none, while the St. Joe and Rockford teams are only half professional. t Hugh NichDl of Rockford was in Chicago the past week and signed an amateur from the Chicago city league. He is also nego tiating with big Bill Kreig of last years Rock Island and an amateur third baseman named Esterquest. t St. Joe has so far signed the following players catches Claud Jones last year with Des Moines; catcher, Arthur Creighton, an Omaha amateur; first baso McVey, of last years Omaha team. Second base will be covered by Manager Gatewood. Third base, Jno. McKenzie, of the Virginia State league. Short stop, Eddie Logue, who comes from no one seems to know where. Left field, Marcum, of last year's Saints, Harry rlowe, who has quit lushing, will play centerfield and pitch. For pitchers they have Stote Liu coin, an amateur from Denver, Mike Berg and Bert Maytum of last year's team and Al Beal another amateur. This team does not look very strong but the amateurs may be deceitful. t Peoria's team is now complete and contains the following players: Catchers, Collins and Sisler; pitchers, Emerke and Mauck. First base, Haller: second baseman; phort stop, Fisher; third base, Nulton; centerfield, Flynn, right field, Bennett. t Emmett Rogers and Youngy Johnson, who have both- played in Lincoln, will form a battery for Scranton. t "As yet there haB been no meeting called for the re-assembling of the Western association magnates, and while there is a general sort of conference going on via the mails, there seems to bo a lack of unanimity as to the object to be accomplished, and also as to the best city in hich to hold the meeting. There is one thing, however, on which a majority of the clubs are unaminous, and that is that there ought to be a meeting, and that the circuit should be reorgan ized, and it will be strange if the matter is allowed to go by the board. If Jacksonville and Qui ncy are to bo allowed to remain, a good and sufficient bond should be demanded that they play the season out, for jut as sure as nothing is done the association may as well be prepared to fill a couple of vacancies along about July, for this they will certainly have to do. Rock Island's gate receipts last year were over 82,009 in excess of the sum realized at Jackson ville, and nearly 5,000 more than at Quincy, and both of these latter two cities had to bo assisted financially by the association to keep them from going to pieces upon the breakers. Just why Rick Island was turned down has never been made plain, ana certainly it was not done by any connivance with the Omaha club. The only plausible solution is that President Ivjnt could not control the club's vote, as its fealty to President Rowe was publicly proclaimed. With Rock Island and Sioux City in the circuit the future of the association would ot once assume a roseate hue. It would then have one f the snuggest and mo it compact circu ever embraced withta the province of a minor association. There would not be a weak city ic it, and the chances for material proli woul 1 bo un doubted, thus paving the way for a stronger and better organiza tion in 1896. President W. W. Kent, of the Western association, takes no stock in the reports that Jacksonville or Quincy is to be dropped out of the association to make room for Rock Island. The stories sent out from Omaha originated with Dave Rowe, who it still sore over his defeat for the presidency or the association." The above dispatch is taken from the Chicago Herald and was sent from Omaha. It only goes to show that Omaha is making a desperate effort to change tho circuit. THE DETAILS OF A TRAGEDY. ? I -' 4 To Helen, fairest sweetheart mine Beloved for her grace divine, I sent a pretty valentine. "Your lovintj Joe!" i Was signed below. 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